
1975 Chicago Winds Roster
Team Record: 1-4
Finishing 6th in the WFL's West Division
Coach: Abe Gibron (1-4-)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 3,470, Avg. 3,470 in 1 home dates
1975 Chicago Winds Results
The Chicago Winds of the World Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 1 wins and 4 losses, finishing sixth in the WFL's West Division.
On defense, the Winds yielded 125 points, fewest in the league. Chicago struggled to score 67 points, worst in the circuit. Pete Beathard threw for 886 yards. John Gilliam hauled in 20 balls for 390 yards.
Bob Wyatt rushed for a team-leading 188 yards, and Mark Kellar also aided the ground game.
Chuck Kogut and Ralph Anderson each picked off 2 opponent throws.
Abe Gibron coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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26 | Margene Adkins | WR | April 30, 1947 | 5'10" | 183 | Henderson JC | Fort Worth, TX USA | 5 | |
Allen Aldridge | DE | April 27, 1945 | 6'6" | 250 | Prairie View | Eagle Lake, TX USA | 1 | ||
44 | Ralph Anderson | CB/S | April 3, 1949 | 6'2" | 180 | West Texas A&M | Dallas, TX USA | ||
75 | Chuck Bailey | DT | November 24, 1946 | 6'1" | 235 | Michigan State | Dayton, OH | ||
51 | Dean Baird | LB | November 13, 1952 | 6'3" | 233 | Kansas | Hays, KS | ||
11 | Pete Beathard | QB | March 7, 1942 | 6'1" | 200 | USC | Hermosa Beach, CA USA | 5 | |
52 | Mike Botts | C | February 5, 1950 | 6'3" | 250 | Penn State | Lykens, PA | ||
82 | Jerry Broadnax | TE | August 19, 1951 | 6'2" | 225 | Southern | Dallas, TX USA | 3 | |
83 | Don Burchfield | TE | March 17, 1949 | 6'3" | 233 | Ball St. | Indianapolis, IN USA | ||
29 | Mike Carter | CB | January 20, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Western Michigan | Detroit, MI | ||
61 | Ron Coles | OT/OG | August 21, 1951 | 6'5" | 255 | Wayne State (Nebraska) | |||
70 | Ron Curl | DT | July 6, 1949 | 6'2" | 250 | Michigan State | Chicago, IL | ||
10 | Gary Danielson | QB | September 10, 1951 | 6'2" | 195 | Purdue | Detroit, MI USA | ||
Van DeCree | LB | September 24, 1953 | 6'1" | 220 | Ohio State | Warren, OH | |||
Tom Forrest | OG | April 11, 1952 | 6'2" | 255 | Cincinnati | Washington, DC USA | 1 | ||
32 | Dave Gagnon | HB | January 17, 1951 | 5'10" | 210 | Ferris St. | Garden City, MI USA | 2 | |
85 | Jim Gessford | TE | April 29, 1951 | 6'3" | 235 | Hastings | Holdredge, NE | ||
1 | Jim Gilbert | P/K | December 8, 1952 | 6'0" | 190 | Northern Illinois | Quincy, IL | 4 | 0 |
20 | Tim Gillespie | WR | July 7, 1953 | 5'11" | 175 | St. Norbert | Chicago, IL | ||
42 | John Gilliam | WR | August 7, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | South Carolina St. | Greenwood, SC USA | 5 | |
51 | Rich Griffiths | LB | December 8, 1953 | 6'3" | 230 | Miami | Holus, NY | 3 | |
14 | Randy Haddox | K | July 23, 1953 | 6'3" | 220 | Texas A&M | Hardin County, TX | 2 | 0 |
71 | Mick Heinrich | DE | December 2, 1951 | 6'4" | 230 | Illinois | South Milwaukee, WI | ||
Mike Hoban | OG | January 9, 1952 | 6'2" | 240 | Michigan | Chicago, IL | |||
28 | Harry Howard | S/CB | October 7, 1949 | 6'1" | 189 | Ohio St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 5 | |
Mark Ilgenfritz | DT | September 9, 1952 | 6'4" | 250 | Vanderbilt | Honolulu, HI USA | 1 | ||
77 | Larry Jameson | DE/DT | February 1, 1953 | 6'7" | 270 | Indiana | Washington, DC USA | 5 | |
60 | Al Jenkins | OT | July 15, 1946 | 6'2" | 245 | Southern Illinois | New Orleans, LA USA | 5 | |
31 | Mark Kellar | FB | July 17, 1952 | 6'0" | 225 | Northern Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 5 | |
61 | Steve Kinney | OG/OT | June 27, 1949 | 6'5" | 255 | Utah St. | San Jose, CA USA | 1 | |
54 | Chuck Kogut | LB | February 15, 1952 | 6'2" | 220 | Illinois | Chicago, IL | ||
Bill Line | OT/DT | August 11, 1948 | 6'7" | 260 | Air Force | San Angelo, TX USA | 1 | ||
Doug Lowery | OG | July 28, 1951 | 6'3" | 255 | Arkansas State | Fort Smith, AR | |||
65 | Dave Malheiro | OG | June 15, 1947 | 6'2" | 250 | Miami (Ohio) | Canton, OH | 2 | 2 |
34 | Rich Marks | S | June 17, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Northern Illinois | Chicago, IL | ||
84 | Art May | DT/DE | November 16, 1948 | 6'3" | 255 | Tuskegee | Bessemer, AL USA | ||
66 | Tom McCreight | OG | November 22, 1949 | 6'2" | 250 | Northwestern | Cleveland, OH | ||
30 | Joe Mitchell | WR | February 12, 1953 | 6'2" | 210 | Northeast Louisiana | Monroe, LA | ||
56 | Guy Murdock | C | June 27, 1950 | 6'2" | 245 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | ||
82 | Fred Pagac | TE | April 26, 1952 | 6'0" | 222 | Ohio St. | Brownsville, PA USA | 2 | |
17 | Hal Phillips | CB | May 19, 1950 | 6'1" | 190 | Michigan State | Detroit, MI | ||
46 | Cyril Pinder | RB | November 13, 1946 | 6'2" | 210 | Illinois | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | ||
55 | Chester Pleasant | LB | March 28, 1952 | 6'1" | 230 | Louisiana - Monroe | Clayton, LA | ||
Charlie Reamon | CB | July 14, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | Maryland - Eastern Shore | Newport News, VA | |||
Walter Rhone | S | June 6, 1951 | 6'0" | 180 | Central Missouri State | McAlester, OK | |||
40 | Willie Roberts | CB | June 28, 1948 | 6'1" | 190 | Houston | Colquitt, GA USA | ||
53 | Tom Roussel | LB | January 20, 1945 | 6'3" | 235 | Southern Miss | Thibodeaux, LA USA | ||
74 | Ken Sanduk | DT/DE | August 4, 1950 | 6'4" | 250 | Utah State | Chicago, IL | 5 | |
Earl Sark | K/P | March 7, 1952 | 6'0" | 180 | New Mexico State | Columbus, OH | 1 | 0 | |
49 | Larry Shorty | LB | May 19, 1951 | 6'2" | 220 | Arizona State | Marble Township, AR | ||
57 | Claud Simonton | LB | August 30, 1950 | 6'1" | 225 | Tennessee | Memphis, TN | ||
49 | David Smith | LB | March 29, 1952 | 6'1" | 220 | Oklahoma | Navarro County, TX | ||
21 | Allan Watson | K | November 5, 1944 | 5'9" | 162 | Newport (Wales) | Blockwood, Wales | ||
30 | Bill West | CB | March 3, 1947 | 5'10" | 185 | Tennessee St. | Weirton, WV USA | ||
38 | Matt Williams | FB | April 11, 1951 | 5'11" | 205 | Louisiana - Monroe | Monroe, LA | 5 | |
Rousell Williams | QB | December 11, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Arizona | Kansas City, MO | |||
67 | Mike Wilson | G | October 20, 1947 | 6'3" | 245 | Dayton | Wilmington, OH USA | 5 | |
73 | Steve Wright | OT | July 17, 1942 | 6'6" | 250 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | ||
35 | Bob Wyatt | RB | September 21, 1949 | 6'0" | 215 | North Texas | Victoria, TX | 5 |